About this season
DS Barbara Havers is assigned to work with the upper-crust DI Thomas Lynley to solve murders.
Episodes (4)
1. Well-Schooled in Murder
7.9Aired 8 April 2002 • 90 min
Detective Inspector Lynley and Detective Sergeant Havers are drawn into the closed world of prestigious public school Bredgar Hall when a promising young pupil, Matthew Whateley, goes missing.
2. Payment in Blood
6.3Aired 15 April 2002 • 90 min
Lynley and Havers travel to the Highlands of Scotland, where an eminent playwright has been murdered. The suspects are glamorous stars of the film and theatre world, who have been rehearsing their new play in impresario Sir Stuart Stinhurst's remote country pile.
3. For the Sake of Elena
6.5Aired 22 April 2002 • 90 min
In the rarefied world of Cambridge, Lynley and Havers investigate the murder of Elena Weaver – a stunning young deaf student, bludgeoned to death on a morning run. When it emerges that she was pregnant, Elena's life seems to have been a mystery to even those closest to her.
4. Missing Joseph
8.0Aired 29 April 2002 • 90 min
In an apparently tranquil Lancashire village, Lynley investigates the mysterious poisoning of vicar Robin Sage.